This article describes an issue in which the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allocator takes three seconds to respond to incoming DHCP packets on a Windows Embedded Compact 2013-based device. An update is available to resolve this issue. Before you install this update, you must have all previously issued updates for this product installed.

Symptoms

You run the ipconfig /release and ipconfig /renew commands on a Windows Embedded Compact 2013-based device to test the DHCP allocator. If the device is connected to a private network, the DHCP allocator takes three seconds to respond to the DHCP DISCOVER and DHCP REQUEST packets.

Note You expect to immediately receive the IP address that is assigned by DHCP.

Restart requirement

After you apply this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

On the Build menu, click Clean Solution, and then click Build Solution.

On the Build menu, click Rebuild Solution.

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this software update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Files that are included in this hotfix package

File name

File size

Date

Time

Path

Dhcpallo.lib

757,950

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Checked

Dhcpallo.lib

489,848

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Retail

Dhcpallo.lib

678,566

06-Jul-2015

09:15

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\X86\Debug

Dhcpallo.lib

731,960

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Checked

Dhcpallo.lib

455,758

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Retail

Dhcpallo.lib

772,860

06-Jul-2015

09:15

Public\Common\Oak\Lib\Armv7\Debug

Ipnat.dll

315,392

06-Jul-2015

09:17

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked

Ipnat.rel

259,772

06-Jul-2015

09:17

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked

Ipnat.map

294,170

06-Jul-2015

09:17

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Checked

Ipnat.dll

126,976

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail

Ipnat.rel

53,495

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail

Ipnat.map

112,179

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Retail

Ipnat.dll

356,352

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug

Ipnat.rel

152,385

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug

Ipnat.map

300,255

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Target\X86\Debug

Ipnat.dll

278,528

06-Jul-2015

09:17

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked

Ipnat.rel

84,670

06-Jul-2015

09:17

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked

Ipnat.map

624,760

06-Jul-2015

09:17

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Checked

Ipnat.dll

110,592

06-Jul-2015

09:17

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail

Ipnat.rel

27,801

06-Jul-2015

09:17

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail

Ipnat.map

222,560

06-Jul-2015

09:17

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Retail

Ipnat.dll

335,872

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug

Ipnat.rel

81,161

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug

Ipnat.map

696,143

06-Jul-2015

09:16

Public\Common\Oak\Target\Armv7\Debug

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates